54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

54 Hours: The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis

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Release Date

3/7/2018

Runtime

2 eps, 180 mins

Overview

Based on the true story that shocked a nation in the summer of 1988. The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis exposed numerous errors and ethical lapses committed by the media and police amidst a hostage crisis and media frenzy.

Status

Ended

Original Language

German

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A real-time chronicle of a kidnapping and armed standoff that gripped a German town, unfolding with the grinding tension of events beyond anyone's control. The series captures how a desperate crime spirals into a media circus that transforms the hostages, perpetrators, and public into unwilling participants in a tragedy.

Mood

TenseParanoidClaustrophobic

Themes

CrimeSurvivalPower

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

Documentary-likeHandheld

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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